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Brothers chop off sister's legs over property dispute in Pak's Punjab
A woman's legs were brutally chopped off by her brothers over a property dispute in Khanewal city in Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said today. The woman, a local farm worker, had asked her brothers to give her share in an inherited property. When rejected, she had threatened to move the court, The News reported. But before she could move the court, her brothers attacked her with axes and chopped off her legs, the paper said. The woman was shifted to the district hospital Khanewal, but later transferred to Multan's Nishtar Hospital, where she is stated to be in a critical condition. Police have started investigation and are conducting raids to arrest the accused.
Aadhaar details help mentally-ill woman reunite with family
Enrolment of a mentally-ill woman under the Aadhaar scheme came handy as it helped her reunite with her family after she went missing over four months ago. The 31-year-old woman was found abandoned on Delhi roads and after being rescued by police, she was sent to short-stay home 'Nirmal Chhaya' by a court which had directed the authorities to help her undergo Aadhaar registration. In the process of making her Aadhaar card, it was revealed that her biometric records preexisted in the Aadhaar database and the Delhi Police was able to obtain her details from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The consistent efforts of court to reunite her with her family proved fruitful when Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra was informed by police officials that they have found her antecedents. Her missing complaint was lodged in Malakhera police station in Rajasthan's Alwar district on November 30, 2017. When the police contacted her husband, he willingly came forward to take .
Wife not a chattel, husband can't force her to live with him: SC
A wife is not a "chattel" or an "object" and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband even if the man desires to live with her, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while hearing a matter in which a woman, who lodged a criminal case against her husband alleging cruelty, said that she do not want to live with him while the man maintained that he wants to reside with her. "She is not a chattel. You (man) cannot force her. She does not want to live with you. How can you say that you will live with her," a bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked the man, who was present in the courtroom. The bench asked the man to "re-consider" his decision and desire to reside with his wife in view of the categorical statement by the woman's counsel that she does not want to live with him. "You better re-consider it," the bench told the man. "How can he (man) be so unreasonable? He is treating her as a chattel. She is not an object," the bench told the ...
Court discharges BJP leaders Bidhuri, others in rioting case
A Delhi court has discharged BJP leaders Ramesh Bidhuri, Vijay Goel, Vijay Joli and Balkishan in a case of rioting and instigating public to attack police personnel during a protest here in 2006. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted the relief noting that the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police was sketchy and dismissive in nature and there is no investigation on the identity of the accused persons. "The evidence about the involvement of the accused is so bleak and inadmissible being hearsay, that there exists no grave suspicion against them which is a sine qua non for framing of charges against them," the court said, while refusing to put the accused persons on the trial in the case. It said that the investigation in the case seemed to have been done in a perfunctory manner, which caused prejudice to the accused persons. "Before hearing of charge, the investigating officer, SHO and ACP of the Police Station Parliament Street were called in court for ...
Court asks police to conduct fair probe into murder of 23-yr-old man
A Delhi court has directed the police to conduct a fair probe into the murder of a man allegedly by his close female friend after his mother complained of laxity in the investigation. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumedh Kumar Sethi gave the direction on the application filed by Anu Duggal, alleging that despite providing the names of suspects to the police, they were repeatedly trying to show the case as suicide and not taking action. The court had on the last date of hearing directed lodging of FIR in the case against Megha Tiwari and her father R K Tiwari and had pulled up the police for deliberately attempting to portray it as a case of suicide. Duggal, who said she has not been examined in the case yet, had lodged the complaint alleging that her 23-year-old son Arnav was strangled to death by Megha at her Dwarka residence on June 13 last year. "Needless to say that it is expected from the investigating officer (IO) that he shall examine all persons whose version is pertinent to ..
SC to have operational creche facility from May 1 for working lawyer parents
The Supreme Court will have a well-equipped operational creche from May 1, in its new spacious annexe building premises for working lawyer parents, staff of apex court and advocates, as the top court has approved the new guidelines for regulating the facility. The apex court said that norms governing the creche including the question of charges would be reconsidered once it becomes operational and in the light of the experience to be gained. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi approved the draft application registration form, draft circular and revised norms/guidelines for the creche in the apex court. It directed the registry to explore the possibility of outsourcing the facility through the Ministry of Woman and Child Development. "The Registry of the Supreme Court shall take necessary action to ensure that the creche becomes operational on and from May 1, 2018," the bench said and posted the matter for further hearing on July 10. After a go ahead from the bench, the ...
SC comes to aid of widow searching for missing daughter
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a Haryana-based widow who is running from pillar to post to know the status and whereabouts of her 20-year-old daughter, an MBBS aspirant who was allegedly kidnapped from a coaching centre at Kota in Rajasthan in July 2016. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud sought responses and status reports from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Haryana and Rajasthan police on the plea of the woman who submitted that she had moved to a Rajasthan trial court, the high court and police of both states without any success. Omi Hooda, in her habeas corpus (requiring authorities to bring the person) petition filed through lawyer Pardeep Gupta, sought a direction to the MHA, the CBI, and Haryana and Rajasthan police to find out her daughter, missing from the evening of July 16, 2016. Fearing the worst, the widow, alternatively demanded that if her daughter is no more then her body be searched and given to ...
Former Brazilian president Silva surrenders in Operation Car Wash scam
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been found guilty of corruption, surrendered before the police on Sunday.Silva will now serve a 12-year sentence for corruption.As per the media reports, earlier on Friday, Silva took a refuge in a union building after avoiding a court deadline in connection with the surrender.Seventy-two-year-old Silva has been found guilty in Operation Car Wash scam that also involves a score of top politicos across several political parties of Brazil.He was convicted of receiving a renovated beachfront apartment approximately worth of $1.1million as a bribe from an engineering firm.Silva's ownership of the apartment had reportedly not been proven yet. Further his prime supporter, the chairman of the engineering firm, is himself convicted of corruption charges.Lula had earlier served as the President of Brazil from 2003-2011.He was a front-runner in the presidential elections of Brazil which are slated to be held in October this year.
Sexual harassment: Court directs Mumbai-based investor to deposit passport
The Bandra Court passed the anticipatory bail order in Mumbai-based angel investor Mahesh Murthy's second sexual harassment case, directing the accused to deposit its passport with the Investigating Officer (IO) till further order.Murthy had filed an anticipatory bail application before the Mumbai Sessions Court after another case of sexual harassment was registered against him on March 20.The court had initially granted him interim relief, directing the Mumbai Police not to arrest him till April 7.In February, Murthy was arrested in connection with another case of sexual harassment and alleged stalking of a Delhi woman, who approached National-Commission for Women (NCW) for help.Following his arrest in February, five more women had come forward with their own accusations against Murthy and filed complaints at the Commission; which were duly forwarded to the DGP, Mumbai Police by NCW.The complainants included a senior government officer, a journalist, and a well-known author amongst ..
Brazil's Lula surrenders to police: Globo TV
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva surrendered to police today to start serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, Globo television reported. Lula was able to walk out of the metalworkers' union building near Sao Paulo where he had spent two days holed up, and was taken away in a convoy of black police cars. An earlier attempt to leave by car had been blocked by a crowd of supporters who opposed his arrest. Live footage on Globo showed Lula, surrounded by bodyguards, slowly pushing through the crowd of supporters outside the building in Sao Bernardo do Campo. He was then reported to have got into one of the police vehicles waiting outside. The convoy, with flashing lights, then entered a highway. Lula was to be flown to the southern city of Curitiba where Brazil's gigantic "Car Wash" anti-corruption investigation is based. He was found guilty last year of taking a luxury apartment as a bribe from a construction company. Lula, who was president for two terms from ...
Man held for throwing ink on Hardik Patel
A man has been arrested after he threw ink at Patidar leader Hardik Patel during an event here on Saturday.The accused, identified as Milind Gurjar, was first nabbed by the crowd that was present there.The accused was later handed over to the police.Patel was here to address a press conference at the event.According to media reports, the man said he threw ink as he was annoyed that Patel was fooling Gujjar and Patidar communities for his own interest.
Turkish national detained in Tamil Nadu
A Turkish national was detained on Saturday after he reached here from Sri Lanka in a fiberglass boat.The foreigner, identified as Mahir Devrim, 43, was apprehended at about 8:30 pm on Saturday.He was detained for questioning by Ramanathapuram police at Serankottai seashore when the former was found to be moving suspiciously near the port office.A case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated in the matter.
Differences among judges not coming in way of collegium's work: Justice Chelameswar
Justice J Chelameswar today said the differences between Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court was not coming in way of the smooth functioning of the collegium and deliberations are taking place for the appointment of judges in the higher judiciary. He said though there were some differences between the judges, this does not mean they do not see eye to eye. "None of us are fighting for private property. Differences are on institutional issues, that does not mean that we do not see eye to eye," he said while delivering a talk on the 'Role of judiciary in democracy'. He was responding to a question on the current status of the collegium, whether it's divided 4:1 or dismantled after the discord between the four senior-most judges and the CJI after the January 12 press conference. He said the five senior judges who are part of the collegium met last evening as well as last week. On being questioned that despite a new system of allocation of ...
Man held for throwing ink at Hardik Patel at Ujjain
A man was today arrested after he threw ink at Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel at a hotel here, police said. Patel was supposed to address a press conference at the hotel. The accused, Milind Gurjar, threw ink at him, after which the supporters of the Patidar leader caught hold him. The accused was later handed over to the police. "The man has been arrested and is being questioned. He has admitted that he threw ink as he was annoyed that Patel was allegedly fooling the Gurjar and Patidar communities for his own interest," OP Ahir, in-charge of the Nankheda police station, told PTI. Eyewitnesses alleged that Gurjar was beaten up by Patel's supporters, before he was handed over to the police. Patel, meanwhile, went ahead with his press conference and attacked the BJP-led NDA government for being "anti-farmers". The Patidar leader earlier attended several programmes at Neemuch and Mandsaur. He is scheduled to arrive at Bhopal tonight, from where he is expected to proceed to ...
Man strangulates woman, sets body on fire
A jilted man allegedly strangulated the mother-in-law of his lover and then set the body on fire Pakur district for opposing his relationship with her daughter-in-law, police today said. The incident happened yesterday at Nagarnavi village under the jurisdiction of Malpahari police outpost in the district, the police said. The accused, who was released from jail recently, was sent behind bars after he had eloped with the victims daughter-in-law a few months ago, Sub-divisional Police Officer Shravan Kumar said. The police have recovered the half-burnt body of the woman and sent it for post-mortem examination, he said. A case has been registered against the accused, he said, adding that the accused is absconding.
Patel seeks thorough probe in bank fraud case against Vadodara
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel today said the CBI should thoroughly probe a Rs 2,654-crore bank fraud case invovling a city-based company and ensure the entire swindled amount is recovered. The CBI on Thursday registered a criminal case against Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd (DPIL), a Vadodara-based firm dealing in electric cable and equipment, and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs 2,654 crore. The probe agency conducted searches at the official and residential premises of the company and its directors in Vadodara. The CBI said DPIL is promoted by S N Bhatnagar and his sons Amit and Sumit, who are also the firm's executives. TheGujarat government has no role to play in the probe. It is the job of the investigating agency to make a thorough probe and recover the entire fraud amount, Patel said while talking to reporters at Mahapura village near here. Patel, who also holds the finance portfolio, said a recovery of the amount .
Allocation of cases should be transparent, not arbitrary: Justice Chelameswar
Justice J. Chelameswar, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, on Saturday said allocation of important and sensitive cases to different benches should be done transparently and not in an arbitrary manner.
Man gets 4 years of RI for trying to rape deranged woman
A district court today sentenced a man to four years of rigorous imprisonment for trying to rape a deranged woman on the footpath in 2014. The court held Ajay guilty of attempting to rape the deranged woman under Section 354 of the IPC, the prosecution said. The incident had occurred on March 19, 2014. Ajay tried to rape the deranged woman on the footpath near his house. Hearing her screams, a few men rushed to the spot and caught hold of him. Later, an FIR was registered at the Noida Phase 2 police station.
Mother among four arrested for selling infant in Goa
Goa Police on Saturday arrested four persons, including the mother of an 11-month-old baby boy, who was allegedly sold to a 34-year-old man for Rs. 2 lakh last month.
Allocation of cases should be transparent, not arbitrarily: Justice Chelameswar
Justice J. Chelameswar, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the Chief Justice of India, on Saturday said allocation of important and sensitive cases to different benches should be done transparently and not in an arbitrary manner.